Piper tuberculatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Piper
Species:

Name

Piper tuberculatum Jacq., 1795

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Artanthe tuberculata (Jacq.) Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 497 (1844)
- Piper arboreum subsp. tuberculatum (Jacq.) Tebbs in Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 19: 156 (1989)
- Steffensia tuberculata (Jacq.) Kunth in Linnaea 13: 614 (1840)
Heterotypic
- Artanthe beecheyana Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 403 (1844)
- Artanthe decurrens Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 402 (1844)
- Artanthe tuberculata var. brevispicata' Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 499 (1844)
- Piper acutifolium Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 339 (1841), not validly publ.
- Piper cujabanum Silva Manso ex Miq. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 4(1): 54 (1852)
- Piper ellipticum Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 443 (1841), nom. illeg.
- Piper geniculatum f. puberulum C.DC. in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 47: 106 (1905)
- Piper linkii A.Dietr. in Sp. Pl., ed. 6. 1: 653 (1831)
- Piper nutans Opiz in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 156 (1828)
- Piper obliquum Balb. ex Kunth in Linnaea 13: 614 (1840), nom. illeg.
- Piper santo-domingense Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 310 (1927)
- Piper scabrum Willd. ex Kunth in Linnaea 13: 614 (1840), nom. illeg.
- Piper tuberculatum var. cangrejalense Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 9: 280 (1940)
- Piper tuberculatum var. majus C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 266 (1869)
- Piper tuberculatum var. minus C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 266 (1869)
- Piper tuberculatum var. obtusifolium C.DC. in Bot. Gaz. 19: 8 (1894)
- Piper tuberculatum var. rigidomembranaceum C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 266 (1869)
- Piper tuberculatum var. scandens Trel. & Yunck. in Piperac. N. South Amer.: 367 (1950)
- Piper yurimaguasanum Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 253 (1936)
- Steffensia tuberculata var. glabrata Kunth in Linnaea 13: 614 (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Jacquin, N.J.v., 1795. Icones Plantarum Rariorum (Jacquin) 2(16): 2, t. 210

Additional references

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page.
Callejas Posada, R. (2020). Flora Mesoamericana 2(2): 1-590. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Piper tuberculatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Piper tuberculatum. Published online. Accessed: June 22 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Piper tuberculatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 June 2025. Reference page.

Taxonavigation

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Additional references

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